Essay 1, pt. 1 Race relations are an ever
prominent issue in American society. Controversies
focusing around race are a commonly seen smeared
across the front page of the newspaper or
headlining on the evening news. The opposition is
usually between a minority group and "The Man," a
colloquialism used by many Blacks to refer to the
overwhelming power stemming from white racist
tendencies. This racial tension can sometimes can
cause the oppressed to band together against the
oppressor. Many times...

Andrew Brennan The Chinese Ethnic Group
Introduction The ethnic group that I have selected
to discuss in this term paper is that of the
Chinese. In this paper I will present information
on the Asian American identity, Chinese
immigration and geographical concentration as well
as population growth and other aspect all in the
hope to explain the Chinese diverse and growing
presence here in the United States. Asian American
Identity The Asian American population is booming.
Between 1980 and 1990 th...

Juliana Chang While jazz and blues rhythms and
aesthetics have been used by a number of Asian
American poets, Inada's poetry stands out in its
consistency and depth of engagement with jazz.
Inada himself cites jazz as the strongest
influence on his writing. His collection Before
the War: Poems as They Happened (1971) begins with
a whimsical portrait of a Japanese American figure
playing "air bass"; it includes tributes to jazz
musicians and singers such as Charlie Parker,
Lester Young, and Billi...

Let's say you " re by yourself on the subway in
New York City. You get on and it's not that
crowded, there's a bunch of open seats. As you
look around, you notice that the car is filled
with mainly high school aged kids, mostly boys. On
one side there is a spot next to a bunch of
African Americans, on the other side it's a posse
of Asians. Okay, so where are you going to sit
Next to the Asian's I bet. What if it was
Latino's instead of Blacks, chances are you would
still say you'd go towards th...

1. Rap: Culture & Identity (introduction) Serious
social critics could once dismiss hip hop's
purveyors as a bunch of crude vulgarians extolling
ghetto-centric lifestyles. In spite of this, Hip
hop has become one of the most influential U. S.
cultural exports. In every city on the planet,
there are hip hop communities that not only have
adopted the percussion-heavy music and spoken-word
vocals, but have appropriated the sartorial and
attitudinal style of the black and Latino youth
who created th...

Prolog I finally succeeded in contacting Mrs.
Kingston in order to meet and have lunch with her.
I explained to her that I have this assignment
from My Culture Diversity class and I think that
she is a right person to fulfill the criteria. She
checked her schedule for a while then finally she
said that she wanted to visit Yosemite Park and
have lunch in there! Exiting place! I think it's
going to be amazing meeting, so I agreed. She will
be there around 12. 00 pm and meet me in a
restaurant ther...

Being the biggest continent in the world, Asia
contains about 60% of the world? s population and
growing each year. Though China, and India are two
of the most populated countries in the world,
having about 30% of the world? s population, there
are about two-fifths of the countries that have
less than five million habitats. Though forty-two
different countries make up this great continent,
much of the similarities are family values.
Customs and traditions might be different,
however, western ide...